Probably no one has a trauma-free childhood. But keeping children’s trauma as little as possible is one of the greatest gifts we can give them. Because later in life, the childhood trauma can lead to serious disease, problems getting close to others, ongoing depression and sadness. Violence hurts adults as well— childhood trauma is the result when kids witness adults being shot, treated with violence, and roughly detained in their presence. Let’s give our children a chance by not creating violence in their presence.

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